Tag: Australopithecus africanus

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, bottleneck, chatbots, fossil record, Grok, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo sapiens, human origins, humanity, John Hawks, paleoanthropology}

Human Evolution Quote: Grok, Is This True?

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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People are always welcome to change their views in response to what they feel is convincing new evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Education
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Australopithecines, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Casey Luskin, Ernst Mayr, Hall of Human Origins, Harvard University, human evolution, human exceptionalism, human origins, knuckle-walking, Lucy, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), New York Post, podcast, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Smithsonian Institution, transparency, Trump Administration}

Casey Luskin Calls on the Smithsonian to Get It Right on Human Origins

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 11, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Education

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The Smithsonian Institution has recently been called out by the Trump Administration for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Psychology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, animals, apes, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, cruelty, Dogs, Donald Trump, Ernest Hemingway, gorillas, human exceptionalism, human origins, humans, Journal of Human Evolution, Lucy, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), New York Post, paleoanthropologists, people, psychology, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Smithsonian Institution, wokeness}

Luskin in the NY Post Calls Out Smithsonian on Human Origins

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Psychology

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The museum misinforms visitors about how humans are so very, very close to non-human creatures. Equating humans with non-humans isn't humane. It's the opposite. Read More ›

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Date
April 8, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __cedited, Andrew McDiarmid, Australopithecus africanus, Darwinian evolution, fossils, gradualism, Günter Bechly, hominid, ID the Future, intelligent design, paleontology, podcast}

Günter Bechly Says Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism

_{Science & Culture
April 8, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The evidence poses a significant problem for the Darwinian mechanistic paradigm, but can be readily explained with an intelligent design approach. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 25, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus sediba, fossils, hominid, Lee Berger, Washington Post}

Science Magazine: Australopithecus sediba “Ousted from the Human Family”

_{Casey Luskin
April 25, 2017

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science

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There was a lot of hype about this hominid when it was first published in 2010. Read More ›